diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 000000000..189caab0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+/target
+/doc
+/Cargo.lock
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+
+name = "png-sys"
+version = "1.6.3"
+authors = ["The Servo Project Developers"]
+
+build = "make -f makefile.cargo"
+
+[lib]
+
+name = "png-sys"
+path = "lib.rs"
diff --git a/lib.rs b/lib.rs
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index 000000000..83f6eb83c
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+++ b/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// Intentionally blank
diff --git a/makefile.cargo b/makefile.cargo
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index 000000000..b03d2e3df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefile.cargo
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+CC ?= gcc
+
+CFLAGS += -O3 -fPIC
+
+LIBPNG_SRC=\
+	png.c      \
+	pngerror.c \
+	pngget.c   \
+	pngmem.c   \
+	pngpread.c \
+	pngread.c  \
+	pngrio.c   \
+	pngrtran.c \
+	pngrutil.c \
+	pngset.c   \
+	pngtrans.c \
+	pngwio.c   \
+	pngwrite.c \
+	pngwtran.c \
+	pngwutil.c
+
+LIBPNG_OBJS=$(patsubst %.c,$(OUT_DIR)/%.o,$(LIBPNG_SRC))
+
+.PHONY: all
+all: $(OUT_DIR)/libpng.a
+	cp png.h pnglibconf.h pngconf.h $(OUT_DIR)
+
+$(OUT_DIR)/%.o: %.c
+	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $<
+
+$(OUT_DIR)/libpng.a: $(LIBPNG_OBJS)
+	$(AR) rcs $@ $(LIBPNG_OBJS)